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Dugan "Doog" Aycock (April 8,1908 in Charlotte,
North Carolina - March 23, 2001) was an United
States|American professional golf|golfer and golf
course designer.  Aycock was a member of the PGA
(golf)|PGA for 68 years and served as the
Carolinas Section President for more than 15 years
and as National Vice President (now known as
District Director).

In 1938, Aycock designed the Lexington Country
Club and was its head head professional there for
38 of the next 40 years.

During World War II, Aycock was the special
services director of his United States Army|Army
unit.  He smuggled golf equipment into Italy and
North Africa in a shipment of kitchen fixtures,
helped rebuild golf courses there, and even
organized an Army tournament. Among the players
who participated were Tommy Bolt and Bobby Locke.

To raise money for the March of Dimes campaign
against polio in 1947, Aycock came up with the
idea of playing golf cross-country from Lexington,
North Carolina to the ninth hole at Thomasville
Golf Course; a distance of about 10 miles (16 km).
 Donors were asked to contribute and guess how
many strokes it would take Aycock to complete the
"hole".  He teed off from a square in downtown
Lexington and was allowed to tee the ball up on
every shot except those that found water or
ditches.  He had to take penalty shots on those. 
It took Aycock a total of 114 strokes to go the
entire 10 miles.  Prior to starting, he wrote on a
piece of paper sealed in an envelope that he
thought it would take him 115 strokes.  The event
raised more than $5,000.

In 1957, Aycock was named national PGA Golf
Professional of the Year.  He was inducted into
the Carolinas PGA Hall of Fame in 1981, the
Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame in 1982, and the North
Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1969. In addition
to serving several terms as The PGA's vice
president, he was a member of its executive
committee, served on the PGA's Ryder Cup
committee, and officiated at the Matches on
multiple occasions.

Today, the Davidson County, North
Carolina|Davidson County Amateur Champion is named
in his honor.